04-29-2008, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by clone2011  With Nike Elite, we get the best of the best in equipment. With it comes some more responsibility, like less leeway if a team is shown sporting non-Nike. If our Nike rep stood on our sideline for a game and a coach was wearing an Adidas cap or a player had an Under Armour sweatband, they could, theoretically, pull our sponsorship on the spot, levy a hefty fine against us, or greatly reduce their 'donations' for the next year. It's a finicky (sp?) business and they're paying schools big (HUGE) bucks to wear their products, they don't pay them to wear someone else's gear. Heck, even Va Tech as punished for their little incident at Ga Tech when they forgot the uniforms of 3 or 4 players and they wore Russell gear that GT gave them.
Even during practices and such, if someone wears something that's not Nike, they have to cover up the logo.
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